Sunday, August 1, 2010

NIAGARA FALLS...WOOT WOOT



They illuminate the falls every night, and then they put off fireworks that night as well.....gorgeous!!!


We like to Kiss in the Mist :)
Horse Shoe Falls....Canada Side
Seth wants to be called "Funky Unckie" :)  Hope is a well traveled 6 week old (Missouri, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Mass, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Canada....including New York City and Chicago!!!)  



Class 5 rapids around us....did you all know that Niagara Falls has a Class 6 whirlpool!!!! Class 6 is the highest you go on the scale!
So I jumped the railing right where the falls go over, because I wanted to fell the water rush through my fingers before it dropped right over the falls....talk about a rush!!!!

Mom have you had a heart attack yet????  Just Kidding....I got my heart racing just thinking about me doing that...no way....no possible way!!!  Just had to get you going mom!!! Love you More!
Seth and Debbie looking at the American Falls!

Look at that Mist coming up...that is what we rode the Maid of the Mist through.
My Life is Good shirt that Debbie got me says "Masterpiece" with a picture of Earth....That is my favorite Life is Good shirt...we are his masterpiece his craftsmanship, and the Niagara Falls is definitely one of God's Masterpieces he has given us to see him in his Creation.
Ma Dee lovin' on her baby grandaughter at Niagara Falls!  She is in heaven!
Sisters :)
Brothers :)
Point of veiw from the Maid of the Mist
Yes Yes
We Like to Kiss
We Like to Kiss in the Mist
The rainbow represents the Maid, who was an indian princess that canoed off the falls because they were calling her. She did not die, but became one with the falls and her spirit is alive in the rainbow of the mist!

LAKE SCHRUNE

South Glen's Falls....this was the waterfall that the author wrote about in the "Last of the Mohichians"
Lake Schrune....beautiful!
This is for your Jessi :)
We camped on the beach! It was so comfy, and we were able to star gaze through our tent!!!  Seth had to cover his eyes because the moonlight was so bright!  
I am breaking the rules (probably) and feeding the ducks Debbie's breakfast....an oatmeal fiber bar!!!
Moonlight on the Lake
We had to get up before sunrise to go pick up Sarah, Aaron, and Hope in Buffalo, NY because we are on our way to Niagara Falls!!!

GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN!!!! :)

Silver Sands Beach where we picked up seashells.
Grand Central Station where we met Andrew after we got off the train from Milford.  
This is Andrew's favorite spot in NYC, he says he sits there at night and the fountains drown out the sounds of the traffic, but he just sits back and watches the lights of the city.
Times Square
This is some modern-techy-art in the ground floor of the New York Times building. It is a bunch of mini computer screens that light up headlines from that current days news!  Awesome!
Statue of Liberty where we saw President Obama's helicopter fly over!
Debbie buying a Kosher hot dog to eat in Central Park!
This was the bridge in "Enchanted" where the prince falls off onto road bikers!

Ready to sit down because our 'dogs are barkin'

SHOUT OUT TO OUR FAMILY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE!!!

This is most of our family from the New England region.  They were all so welcoming and made us feel right at home! Aunt Violet is Grandma Doris's younger sister, and Aunt Violet feel in love with Uncle Glenn at a dance...they soon married and she has lived in the New England area ever since.  Debbie had a great time meeting up with her cousins again and had fun talking about old times :)
Kara took us on a tour of their turf. We went to a marina with tons of cut boutiques, candy shops, and guess what a "Life is Good" store....Of course Debbie found a few shirts she just had to have....and she bought me one too...Thanks Debbie!!!
This was a seafood joint where we were able to try fried lobster tail!!!  I ate more seafood with these two throughout the week then I have my whole life!  Aunt Violet made Lobster for dinner and I had to crack, break, pick, and search for my meat through the crustacean that mates for life ( I really hoped that Seth was eating the mate of mine so they died together)....anyway I freaked out a few times when I had to crack open the claw (all the boiled water poured out on my hands...freak out...Ed would have enjoyed watching me eat...he likes to freak me out) and then a green brain like thing popped out when I broke off the tail....sick nasty! But, the lobster meat tasted good...I just had to take my mind off what I really was eating.

Uncle Glenn is a man of many traits: Stain Glass lamps, light catchers, wood worker, model ship builder, house builder,golfer.....and much more!  He showed me how to make a stain glass cross to hang up in our window...we had to soder the edges together...very cool! Thanks for the Memories Uncle Glenn and Aunt Violet!